Hi Totte,

I first checked my file's structure and did fix a naming issue. Uninstalled, reinstalled, no joy.

Then I opened up my MacBook Pro, and its version of D|S Beta and verified my permissions in 'files and folders'. (Even though I have the same version of Sequoia 15.1.1, they are laid out differently for the laptop and desktop versions. Not fun to match up.) 

I have repeatedly tried touse Content Database Maintenance to re-import Metadata, but the tip files still show with that exclamation point image and say "Could not open file: File does not exist." Yet on the Content Library tab, everything is fine, tip files show up, product is able to be loaded into the screen, materials applied...

A sample of my Help Log:

2024-12-05 10:57:51.471 [INFO] :: Processed 81 metadata files in 3 seconds 
2024-12-05 10:58:06.373 [WARNING] :: /src/sdksource/cloud/dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(201): Could not adjust thumbnail path from support path: /Runtime/Support/DAZ_3D_14812_Genesis_Starter_Essentials.dsx
2024-12-05 10:58:06.379 [WARNING] :: /src/sdksource/cloud/dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(201): Could not adjust thumbnail path from support path: /Runtime/Support/DAZ_3D_16280_Genesis_2_Starter_Essentials.dsx
2024-12-05 10:58:06.380 [WARNING] :: /src/sdksource/cloud/dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(201): Could not adjust thumbnail path from support path: /Runtime/Support/DAZ_3D_21630_Genesis_3_Starter_Essentials.dsx
2024-12-05 10:58:06.382 [WARNING] :: /src/sdksource/cloud/dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(201): Could not adjust thumbnail path from support path: /Runtime/Support/DAZ_3D_86958_Genesis_9_Starter_Essentials.dsx
2024-12-05 10:58:06.384 [WARNING] :: /src/sdksource/cloud/dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(201): Could not adjust thumbnail path from support path: /Runtime/Support/DAZ_3D_42071_Genesis_8_Starter_Essentials.dsx
2024-12-05 11:22:53.149 [INFO] :: Could not open file :  
File does not exist.

But the files are there in Content Library and in my file structure as loaded by DIM. I have loaded all the mandatory files DIM comes up with initially, and I did a number last night of other 'essentials' and LAMH and many with 'Ultra' in the name, Measure Metrics, some of my plug-ins, and some other things I find useful to start with. Then I stopped when I found the issue with the tip files in Smart Content. But after each attempt to fix, I have uninstalled, reinstalled the files, making sure the PostreSQL CMS for Mac gets in there first. 

Is there any other package that must be ran for Smart Content and I have missed it?

Appreciate any help,

Mary

memcneil70 said:

The three ports are USB C. Most of the things I have to plug in are USB A. Regarding downloading my products, I tried transferring from a Win 10 to a Win 11 last year (?) and I have been finding the occasional corrupted/broken file. With a large hard drive I have the room to store the DAZ zip files. Right now I am moving the files from my old external to the new hard drive which I was worried would die before I could get this here. 

Unfortunately, uninstalling and reinstalling the files I had already downloaded did not fix the missing product's item's thumbnails. Gagh, I know it has happened to others, so I will have to google it and track down the fix.

Thumbnail directory is set in DIM (if that is different it ont showup I think)
also, sometimes just reimport metadata for the smart content does the job

I most of time just use Spotlights but it's up to your preferences.... Better avoid the lights being reflected on specular surfaces by tweaking the lights' postions, or you can use ghost lights if there're too many specular surfaces in the scene. But this scene is simple...

As for the long sleeves on that jacket, it's by design... Do you have Mesh Grabber... or know some modeling software like Blender ?  For example, push the sleeves up by using Mesh Grabber... or tweak it in Blender and import the shape as a morph.

Padone said:

If it is black it means you need to update, then import as usual the filatoon shader will be converted to eevee. Note that cycles can't render filatoon same as iray can't, so you need to render with eevee.

https://bitbucket.org/Diffeomorphic/import_daz/downloads/

You guys are amazing. All materials were black with 4.2.1 but I can now see the filatoon shader working in Blender after installing development version of Diffeo.

Just quick question, I turned off all lighting sources with sphere mesh totally black in Eevee, but the filatoon character was still lighted. Would you give any hint to control lighting for the filatoon character? Thanks again.

Bunyip02, sorry, but the Space Station 1 OBP will not be imported into Bryce for me. Nothing happens when I click 'import' in the Objects library. Anyone else: did you succeed in importing it?

I used one of Bunyip02's space ships with an example scene from the Deep Space 1 HDRI set. I modified the intensity and HDRI-effect, as well as the position of the sun and the other items to get this view.

ericwestray said:

Are there any Mac users who successfully using GoZ to send modified objects from ZBrush back to Daz?
I can import my objects to Zbrush, but after modifying them, I try using GoZ to send them back to Daz, but I keep getting an error, "GoZBrush to DazStudio quit unexpectedly."

I gave up years ago trying to figure this out, but I am ready to try again. Please help.

Thanks in advance,

Eric
 

I got that to work more as a test case (but it needs some more tickets from users to trickle up priority list I guess.
What happens is that the Daz GoZ bridge app does not run correctly and dies from missing libraries.

If it is black it means you need to update, then import as usual the filatoon shader will be converted to eevee. Note that cycles can't render filatoon same as iray can't, so you need to render with eevee.

https://bitbucket.org/Diffeomorphic/import_daz/downloads/

Padone said:

diffeomorphic can import the filatoon shader, you have to do nothing

Hi @Padone

May I ask more details on importing the filatoon shader? When I imported a Filatoon character, color of the character is blackish. Is there anything I need to apply filatoon shader?

Thanks as always.

NorthOf45 said:

It's called Custom Categories, and it has been around, like, forever. You make a category from a folder in your Content Library, including sub-folders. Set up a tree structure to suit your needs in parallel to the Default Categories. You can add other scattered folders to the new category from any place you want, as many times as you want. Say you have a clothing product, with materials and utilities. It also has some props in another folder, maybe some poses in yet another folder (Poser-style layout). You can reference all the other folders under the main Custom Category to have it all in one place. Smart Content will see everything under that folder with Context filtering off. Content type and compatibility is at the mercy of the metadata quality.

Thanks for your comment, please read what I wrote again... Apparently you are not understading my request.

It's called Custom Categories, and it has been around, like, forever. You make a category from a folder in your Content Library, including sub-folders. Set up a tree structure to suit your needs in parallel to the Default Categories. You can add other scattered folders to the new category from any place you want, as many times as you want. Say you have a clothing product, with materials and utilities. It also has some props in another folder, maybe some poses in yet another folder (Poser-style layout). You can reference all the other folders under the main Custom Category to have it all in one place. Smart Content will see everything under that folder with Context filtering off. Content type and compatibility is at the mercy of the metadata quality.

Are there any Mac users who successfully using GoZ to send modified objects from ZBrush back to Daz?
I can import my objects to Zbrush, but after modifying them, I try using GoZ to send them back to Daz, but I keep getting an error, "GoZBrush to DazStudio quit unexpectedly."

I gave up years ago trying to figure this out, but I am ready to try again. Please help.

Thanks in advance,

Eric
 

Hi John,
let me add my few cents about what I have learned so far.
I have experienced maybe the same "failor" that you have diskribed. See pic 1.
I guess I made a mistake when importing the geometrie into DAZ Studio. (in the Figure Setup Tab)
(I guess I used the wrong import values for the orientation of the mesh (-In your text above you wrote something similar).
When I rigged my figure a did my weight maps everything worked more or less as ist should.
But right from the start the Bounding Box was displaced..
When I tested my figure, trying to turn it arround its lenght (arround the y axis) -the figures root bone was selected, the figure actually turned arround the the wrong axis (x-axis I think) instead.
I took me a while to find out what went wrong... -your question here and the answers that you have got, have been a great help understanding the problem.
Finally when I selected the root bome in the joint editor, everythin made sense. For the Orientation of the Z axis there was a value of -90°!!!!
After I have corrected the Z orientation from -90° to 0°, the bounding box turned into the right position. See pic 2.
You can see the same effect when you translate the start or the end of the root bone. The bounding box will follow ant turn into the rigt position.

Maybe this explanation might be useful for someone triing his or her hands at rigging :-).
I would like to read more about rigging and weight maping. -the documentation for both processes could be more detailed :-)
 

diffeomorphic can import the filatoon shader, you have to do nothing

Hi Padone,
I've installed Diffeomorphic-import_daz-180fb1071a0a and I'm still getting this error on import.
Looks like it was posted 2 days ago, so I'm not sure that I've got the latest commit.

I've tried importing this asset with "Unmorphed Transformed" mesh fitting instead of dbz, and I don't get this import error.
Haven't tried that before updating Diffeo (new to Blender), so maybe the 180fb1071a0a commit fixed that import error.

Thanks for the console info, that sure will help in the future.

I easy import a G9 character, add some facs morph and jCMs. if I only add softbody or make cloth simulation respectively, softbody effect or cloth simulation works well. If I both add two simulations, cloth simulation seem nice but the figure's chest will appear distorted.  use Diffeo 4.2.1 and blender 4.0

If you Copy / Cut user facing files coming from a Product from Daz3d store, metadata can be reserved as they're Vendor's metadata. However if you want to do so with the user facing files that you saved, like a Character Preset as you mentioned, metadata cannot be reserved after Copy / Cut.... you have to add metadata by using Edit Metadata action, from RMB-CLICK menu.

Is metadata working correctly? This can be a symptom of database issues. Do you also get the prompt when applying presets?

As the title indicates, is there a method to moving/saving a character from one folder to another while keeping the character file's metadata?
I can copy/move a character (my own morphs) from one folder - Characters/MyStuff - to another folder - Characters/MyStuff/Coolstuff.  In doing so, however, it "loses" the Actor tag, and any other tags, and metadata.

Is there an easier way to transfer/move that character from its original folder to the new one without going through loading the character and resaving it to the new folder?
Thanks for the hints.

Felix/FFDS

diffeomorphic says it can import different types of hair and convert 

Zicon said:

Richard Haseltine said:

What do you mean? Content Wizard is doing a very different set of tasks from DIM, which is simply inserting the Daz-created metadata into the local database.

Content Wizard will also install (single items or in bulk) and generate DIM-compatible packages.

That I didn't know...  I ended up buying the DIM compatible script thingy from the store and it works pretty well for me now.  I don't use CW at all.  I can't stand it.  BUT... if it does this, I'll use it!